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The House convened to debate H.R. 1868 and other legislative bills.

U.S. House members work on appropriation bills, such as the Legislative Branch Operations bill and the Foreign Aid bill.

United States House of Representative session on April 6, 1995 with debate on housing for older Americans, government paperwork reduction, and supplemental defense spending.

House Republican leaders talk about their accomplishments during the first 100 days of the 104th Congress in fulfilling their “Contract with America.”

The House considers the Veterans and Housing appropriations for FY .96

Committee members heard testimony on several alternative tax proposals, including a flat-rate income tax and a national sales tax.

The House opened with one-minute speeches and then debated on a bill to reverse laws on U.S. coastal commercial & recreational Fishing. The House agreed to go to a conference with the Senate…

In the Republican response to President Bill Clinton’s weekly radio address, Representative Dick Armey (R-TX) talked about the Republican “Contract with America” and the progress made in the…

The U.S. House is returning from a recess. The House opened up with prayer and then went to one-minute speeches. The House session included debates on the FY '96 spending bill, the spending …

After the prayer by the House Chaplain, the U.S. House opened with one-minute Speeches on a variety of issues then voted to adjourn. When they returned, a controversial debate ensued about m…

House Republican leaders and Republican governors talked to reporters about their efforts to reform the welfare system. The bill which they had just passed out of committee included requirem…

Representative Dick Armey, R-Texas and Richard Gephardt, D-Missouri, spoke with reporters about U.S. air routes to Britain. A current agreement with the United Kingdom prevents most American…

Representatives Dick Armey, R-Texas and Richard Gephardt, D-Missouri, outline the House schedule for next week, including debate on the American Interest Overseas Act.

Representative Richard Armey (R-Texas) announced the House schedule for next week.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on unfunded mandates and a bill on rules regarding the call of hearings with less then one weeks notice. Members debated and voted …

Representatives debated the budget reconciliation bill which is designed to balance the budget in seven years. They debated various aspects of the bill, especially several social policy prog…

The House continued debate on and then approved the Regulatory Transition Act, which would prevent most new federal regulations from being issued for the remainder of 1995. The bill would st…

On the last business day of each week, the House schedule for next week is detailed by the leaders. Majority Leader Armey and Minority Leader Gephardt talked about next week’s House schedule…

The House passed the National Security Revitalization Act. The measure promotes missile defense programs and prohibits the transfer of defense money to social programs. The bill also restric…

The U.S. House of Representatives debated a Republican tax cut plan. This bill would cut taxes for people and businesses by 189 billion over 5 years. To help pay for these proposed tax cuts,…